Compare/DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs gpt-oss-120B (low)

DeepSeek V3.2 Specialevsgpt-oss-120B (low)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

gpt-oss-120B (low)

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
255 tok/s
TTFT
0.51s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Faster (tok/s)
gpt-oss-120B (low)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Benchmarks (11-0)
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3.2 Specialegpt-oss-120B (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale$0.00
gpt-oss-120B (low)$0.21

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
gpt-oss-120B (low)
255 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
gpt-oss-120B (low)
0.51s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
29.424.5
Coding Index
37.915.5
Math Index
96.766.7
GPQA Diamond
87.1%67.2%
MMLU-Pro
86.3%77.5%
LiveCodeBench
89.6%70.7%
AIME 2025
96.7%66.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
26.1%5.2%
SciCode
44.0%36.0%
IFBench
63.9%58.3%
TerminalBench
34.8%5.3%
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale11 wins
0 winsgpt-oss-120B (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale or gpt-oss-120B (low)?

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.26/M for gpt-oss-120B (low).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for gpt-oss-120B (low). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

gpt-oss-120B (low) generates tokens faster at 255 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.51s).

When should I use DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs gpt-oss-120B (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale for lower cost, DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale for stronger benchmark performance, and gpt-oss-120B (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.